Research Interests

My research interests include a wide range of geophysical and environmental
fluid dynamics, all involving experimental and theoretical studies
of the physics of fluid flows relevant to the Earth's interior, oceans
or atmosphere. I investigate the fundamental fluid processes of turbulent
mixing, thermal convection, multi-component convection, solidification,
instability in density-stratified flows, and rotating flows. I focus
particularly on the three areas:

I am currently concerned with the dynamics of convection and the deep
ocean overturning circulation, which is responsible for a large transport
of heat from low to high latitudes in the earth's climate system. How
does this flow and heat transport work? How do turbulent mixing and stratified
exchange flow between oceans and basins work? What could be the effects of
an increasing freshwater inflow to the ocean surface at high latitudes
with global warming?

Associate Editor, Journal of Fluid Mechanics:

The Journal of Fluid Mechanics, published by Cambridge University
Press, is the most respected research journal in the field. I encourage
you to submit research articles on original work of interest in any
area of fluid mechanics. You can submit articles to me or any of the
Associate Editors online through ScholarOne at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jfm.